Tyson Fury meets his match in Hafthor Bjornsson as 'The Mountain' from Game of Thrones shows off transformed physique
Tyson Fury and Hafthor Bjornsson met in person on Wednesday night in Glasgow.
Boxing's WBC heavyweight champion and the former World's Strongest Man - who also played The Mountain in Game of Thrones - embraced before a speaking event for the 'Gypsy King' in Glasgow.
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They joked around and both went on tiptoes to see who was tallest.
Fury slightly came out on top in this regard although officially they are both the same height - 6ft 9inches.
In terms of weight, it's a different story with Bjornsson - unsurprisingly for a former World's Strongest Man - the heavier of the too.
He is around 23 stone, while Fury weighs around 19.5 stone.
Bhornsson posted on Instagram: "Peak performance male athletic body shape vs me.
"All jokes aside, what an honour meeting Tyson Fury tonight and going to one of his shows!
"Looking forward to learning more from the champ himself in the near future."
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Bjornsson is much lighter than he used to be - he was a staggering 32 stone when he was crowned the World's Strongest Man in 2018.
But the 33-year-old Icelander has slimmed down having decided to follow Fury into boxing.
He has had three bouts this year and is preparing to fight his nemesis Eddie Hall next year – with the bout believed to be in March.
The two former World’s Strongest Men were due to do battle in September, before Hall suffered a detached bicep and needed surgery.
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Bjornsson will no doubt have been getting some tips from Fury on how to box when they met on Wednesday.
Fury is considered the best heavyweight in the world and has been ordered to defend his WBC title against Dillian Whyte next.
He had been hoping to secure a deal that would see Anthony Joshua step aside and allow him to face Oleksandr Usyk next, however this is now very unlikely.
The WBC's statement read: “The WBC hereby orders the start of the free negotiations period pursuant to the WBC rules and regulations for the mandatory bout between WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and mandatory challenger and WBC ‘interim’ world champion Dillian Whyte.”
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